Technical privacy
How PDFKerja handles your files
For Tier 1 tools, the short answer is: files never leave your browser. You can verify this yourself.
Tier 1 — never uploaded
Merge, split, rotate, reorder, delete, visual signing, and image conversion run on your device.
Tier 2 — Milestone 2
Strong compression and OCR will carry a different label because they require an ephemeral worker.
Saved signatures stay local
If you choose Save on this device, up to three signatures are encrypted with AES-GCM and stored in browser IndexedDB using a non-exportable key. They are never synced or uploaded; clearing browser site data also removes them.
Verify it in two minutes
- 1Open any Tier 1 tool.
- 2Open browser DevTools, select Network, then clear the request list.
- 3Choose a PDF, run the operation, and download the result.
- 4There is no upload request. Enable Offline mode and repeat; the tool still works.
Our automated test also fails if fixture PDF bytes appear in a network request.
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